Movie Reviews
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Snake Eyes, new GI Joe movie, and Justice of Bunny King, new NZ film previewing all over the country this weekend. Audio
Movie Review - Days of Bagnold Summer
And comedy actor Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners) talks about his directorial debut, a well-received adaptation of the funny/sad graphic novel, Days of Bagnold Summer. Audio
Movie Review - The Conjuring 3
The Conjuring 3: The Devil made me do it sees demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren return to investigate another case of diabolic possession. Stars Vera Farmiga (Up in the air) and Patrick Wilson… Audio
Film Review - Ali Ventura
Today Ali talks about two very different films: Promising Young Woman and Music. Audio
Ali Ventura's weekend movies
Ali reviews The Quarry and Papi Chulo. She would have also loved to have been able to get to see Tenet, but as Auckland is still in Level Three lockdown - it just wasn't possible. Audio
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
The independent American film Never Rarely Sometimes Always is the story of a young woman's efforts to have her pregnancy terminated away from home. Directed by Eliza Hittman (13 Reasons Why). Video, Audio
Two of Us (Deux)
Two of Us (Deux) sees two ageing lesbians torn apart when one has a stroke. Stars Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Martine Chevalier (Tell no one). Audio
Two of Us (Deux)
Two of Us (Deux) sees two ageing lesbians torn apart when one has a stroke. Stars Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Martine Chevalier (Tell no one). Audio
Tenet
The sign of a great film is one you want to see again, says Simon Morris. So how does Christopher Nolan’s latest Tenet measure up? Video, Audio
At the Movies for 26 August 2020
Simon Morris looks at three films that encourage a second viewing - a fiendishly complex sci-fi epic, and two smaller films that leave tantalizing holes in the narrative. Audio
At the Movies: The Old Guard
The Old Guard is a Netflix B-movie but with A-movie star Charlize Theron. She's the leader of a group of immortal superheroes that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor and KiKi Layne. Video, Audio
Film editor John Gilbert on the state of the movie industry
Oscar-winning editor John Gilbert (Hacksaw Ridge) talks about how the film industry around the world is coping with enforced idleness, and whether stalled projects will now beat a path to New… Audio
At the Movies: This Town
This Town is a comedy about a man rebuilding his life after being acquitted of a murder. Written, directed and produced by star David White. With Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune) and Rima Te Wiata… Video, Audio
At the Movies for 12 August 2020
Simon Morris reviews a quirky New Zealand comedy and a Netflix comic-book superhero movie. He also talks to award-winning editor John Gilbert about the effect of the lockdown on the world film… Audio
Graeme Tuckett's film selects
Graeme reviews Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Waves. Audio
Graeme Tuckett's movie picks
Graeme reviews The Personal History of David Copperfield and The King of Staten Island Audio
Movie review: A Bump Along the Way
A Bump Along The Way sees what happens when 40-something Irish party girl Pamela (played by Bronagh Gallagher) unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Video, Audio
Movie review: God of the Piano
Israeli film God of the Piano sees a fiercely competitive musician torn between the demands of her demanding father, and the problems of her aspiring pianist son. Video, Audio
Movie review: Endings Beginnings
Endings Beginnings finds Shailene Woodley torn between the rival merits of Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan. Is this Jules and Jim for the millennial generation? Video, Audio